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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]][[File:antwerp3.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into:''' | |||
* 1982 [[Antwerpen]] | |||
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|'''Dutch''' | |||
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* (1819) Van lazuur, beladen met St. Bartholomeus van goud. | |||
* (1839) Een blauw veld met het gulden beeld van St.-Bartholomeus. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Azure, the figure of St. Bartholomew Or. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted in 1819 and confirmed on April 9, 1839. | The arms were granted in 1819 and confirmed on April 9, 1839. | ||
The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830. | The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:merxem1.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
| | File:merxem2.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|Wrong arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Merksemp.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|Postal cancellation | |||
File:Merksem.bac.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|The arms on a [[BAC - Belgian arms|BAC sticker]] | |||
File:Merksemc1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|The arms of Edward the Confessor on a local coin from 1982 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]] | ||